Prince Andrew stepped out of his Windsor residence this morning for a horse riding session. The Duke of York protected himself from the morning chill by wearing a blue down jacket above a dark high-neck jumper, black trousers and gloves. He also donned a helmet.
The Queen’s second son is known to enjoy horse riding and, over the past few years, he was depicted practising the activity during most of his public appearances since late 2019.
This is the first time Andrew is spotted in public since the emergence of claims the famous picture depicting the Duke with a hand wrapped around Ms Giuffre’s arm is real.
The photograph, which Ms Giuffre said was taken in 2001 at Ghislaine Maxwell’s London residence, has become the symbol of her allegations against the royal.
In his interview for Newsnight in November 2019 entirely focused on his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew was quizzed by Emily Maitlis about the photo, which Ms Giuffre claimed was taken with her camera by the disgraced financier.
Andrew replied: “I don’t remember, I don’t remember that photograph ever being taken. I don’t remember going upstairs in the house because that photograph was taken upstairs and I am not entirely convinced that… I mean that is… that is what I would describe as me in that… in that picture but I can’t… we can’t be certain as to whether or not that’s my hand on her whatever it is, left… left side.”
He added: “Because I have no recollection of that photograph ever being taken.”
While conceding it is “definitely” him in the photograph, he continued: “It’s a picture of me in London because when I would go out to… when I go out in London, I wear a suit and a tie. That’s what I would describe as… those are my travelling clothes if I’m going to go… if I’m going overseas. There’s a… I’ve got plenty of photographs of me dressed in those sorts of… that sort of kit but not there.”
Prompted to say whether he believes the picture was fake, Andrew replied: “Nobody can prove whether or not that photograph has been doctored but I don’t recollect that photograph ever being taken.”
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